Includes bibliographical references and index.

Defining, classifying, and placing incipient caries lesions in perspective / Graham J. Mount -- Association of diet with dental caries in preschool children / Norman Tinanoff -- Utility of radiology, laser fluorescence, and transillumination / Jie Yang and Vinicius Dutra -- Quantitative light fluorescence: a technology for early monitoring of the caries process / George K. Stookey -- Early caries imaging and monitoring with near-infrared light / Daniel Fried ... [et al.] -- Dental hygiene participation in managing incipient and hidden caries / Caren M. Barnes -- Preventive resin restorations and sealants in light of current evidence / Richard J. Simonsen -- Treatment decisions and conservation of tooth structure / Joseph B. Dennison and James C. Hamilton -- Conservative operative management strategies / Dorothy McComb -- Contemporary treatment of incipient caries and the rationale for conservative operative techniques / Howard E. Strassler, Judith Porter, and Cheryl L. Serio -- Bonding and curing considerations for incipient and hidden caries / Mark A. Latta and William T. Naughton -- Nonsurgical treatment of incipient and hidden caries / Van P. Thompson and James M. Kaim.